Bronze Age Shipwreck off Turkey Reveals New Clues About Minoan Trade

Bronze Age Shipwreck off Turkey Reveals New Clues About Minoan Trade

An underwater archaeologist examines the Kumluca Bronze Age shipwreck site off Turkey’s coast. Credit: Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism A Bronze Age shipwreck discovered off the coast of Kumluca, Turkey, is offering new insights into early Mediterranean trade and the reach of the Minoan civilization. First located in 2018, the wreck was excavated in stages between 2019 and 2024 by an international team of underwater archaeolog…

3,600-Year-Old Bronze Dagger Recovered from World’s Oldest Shipwreck

A thrilling underwater adventure off the coast of Kumluca, Antalya, has just unearthed a dazzling bronze dagger with silver rivets, believed to be around 3,600 years old, from the time of the mysterious Cretan-Minoan civilization!